Here’s MY personal Best Nine of 2017. This year has been a crazy, unexpected whirlwind! Especially for me creatively. So I wanted to look back and choose 9 pics from my feed that I think made a mark on me as an artist. It’s important to look back to see how we grow and change and take notes for the future. This year I expressed many sides of my personality, the fun side with my fuzzbutt bees, the environmental side with the 3 eyed Ajna, the ridiculous side with my zombees. I opened up in ways I hadn’t before, like sharing my fan fiction art through Patreon (Bethyl forever!), deciding to channel love over hate with my new @coreyhelfordgallery show “Sky”. I pushed myself technically with “La Madre” one of my biggest most intricate paintings to date, I painted a boy, “Dorian Grey” mixing rainbows and literature, I spent a year completing my rainbow fox, and I brought my love of doll furniture together with my love of custom toys! I published my first ever online comic “Davinchibi” and launched my Etsy with the help of Asami! Tasha, my amazing coordinator knocked it out of the Park this year! She helped me build my Patreon and so much more. I did things this year that I hadn’t done before, traveled more than ever and took creative risks. It hasn’t been an easy year, I think many can relate. This year forced me to push myself to work harder and deal with tragedies. 2017 almost felt apocalyptic. Hate surfaced in ways I didn’t expect and it hurt my heart so gravely that I changed my entire direction for my solo show for Corey Helford next year. I decided to take a stand for my beliefs that ALL humans are equal. I want my art to inspire and heal, to bring people together, to spread love. I hope that I’ve brought smiles to your faces and been there through the hard times. My new motto is “Love over Hate”. I have some big plans for next year, I talk about them here on my new Huffington Post interview. You can read it here! Now that the year is ending it’s time to look forward to what we can accomplish in 2018! Stay strong and let your freak flag fly my lovelies!! I can’t thank you enough for all your likes and comments and support. You make me so happy! I want to wish you the Happiest New Years ever! Let’s celebrate with love! Big hugs and all my best!

I’ve got big news for all of you! I’ve released a brand new free-to-read webcomic, “Davinchibi”, through Webtoons! This comic follows the adventures of a young Leonardo Da Vinci as he makes discoveries in science, magic, and friendship. I worked with a fantastic team like writer Stephen Martin (from my book Pop Manga!) and colorist Karina Siu, Letter Wilson Ramos Jr. and Webtoons’ own Tom Akel to make this project amazing and possible for all of you to enjoy.

There will be a new chapter updated every Wednesday on Webtoons. You can read it online for free here and by downloading the Webtoon mobile app from the App Store or Google Playstore, and read it on-the-go! If you Subscribe to Davinchibi, you’ll even get updates when the next chapter is out! I’d love to see you like and Comment what you think too! And for everyone at New York Comic Con this weekend, I’ll be on the Webtoons panel, Saturday 5:15pm-6:15pm EST, in room 1B03 talking about making comics like Davinchibi for Webtoons. See you there!